First book

Written By Tracey Roberts

Tracey’s first book

‘The Will To Live, The Courage To Die’

Peter Bilsborough, Tracey’s Uncle, loved the ocean. He had surfed nearly every day for 42 years until Easter Sunday 2010 when the ocean he so loved left him a quadriplegic.

‘The Will to Live, the Courage to Die’, is Tracey’s inspirational biography, telling the story of the last four months of Peter’s life. Confined to an intensive care ward at Sydney’s Royal North Shore, he was unable to move, unable to breathe without a respirator and unable to talk, except for short periods. Yet during all of this, he showed the same spirit that had made him always a participator in life and never a spectator.

Book Reviews

"As I read this book I counted my blessings and simply couldn't resist the urge to hug my family."
~ Tom Carroll, Two Times World Champion Surfer

“A sobering reminder to all surfers that serious accidents can happen in small waves. After his unlucky wipeout, Peter Bilsborough showed tsunami-sized bravery."
~ Mark Warren, former Pro Surfer

 
 
 
Tracey Roberts

Tracey Roberts is a Sydney based retired Art Dealer, Writer and Author of, ‘The Will to Live, the Courage to Die,’ a non-fiction inspirational biography about her uncle who lived as a ventilated quadriplegic.

Following her books release in 2012, Tracey went on to conduct a major fundraiser titled the ‘Blue Diamond Ball’ in 2013 and successfully raised over AU $128,000 for high-tech wheelchairs for Sydney’s North Shore Hospital.

Tracey was awarded Drummoyne Woman of the Year as part of the 2014 NSW Women of the Year Awards for her book’s legacy and fundraising.

That same year Tracey was invited to become a member of Perry Cross’s Spinal Research Foundation and happily accepted. Like many, her dream is to one day find a much-needed cure for paralysis and as part of her work she is dedicated to seeing that dream become a reality in her lifetime and ultimately fulfill her promise to her uncle.

Her new book ‘Paralysed’ is a romance novel which touches on various forms of paralysis, both physical and emotional, showing that it was possible for her lead character Vanessa to overcome both.

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